Border-piece for traveling-trunks.



B. MARSTALLER.

BORDER PIECE FOR TRAVELING THU-"1 APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 11, 10818 Patented J M. 190? BENNO MARSTA'LLER, OF MUiYICH, -GERMANY. BORDER-PIECE FOE TRAVELING-Tim.

Specification Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1900.

Application filed June 11, 1908. Serial No. 487,914.

To all whom t-may concern:

Be. it known that I, Bnivxo Mans'rsnnsa, manufacturer, citizen of Germany, residi at Munich, Bavaria, Germany, have invent certain new and useful Im rovements in Border-Pieces for Travelingrunks; and I- do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tionof the invention,

' such'as willenable ot ers skilled in the art 10 to which it appertains to make and use the same. The present invention relates to metal bdrder-pieeee for traveling trunks or the V a an fitting like, which form in section two grooves with hi h sides, inverted relative to each other the one into the other. According to this invention, the grooved filler-pieces are arranged on the closing es 0 that even in the case of manufactured trunks or of trunks made of material liable to shrink, a permanent and burglar-proof joint will be ins Reference being had to the accompanyin drawing, Figure 1 shows a trunk fitted wit suchborder-pieoes in section, Figs. 2 and 3 being sections of the border-pieces on a lar er scale, of which Fig. 3 showsa slightly in form of construction.

Thwe borderieces, which may be made of any suitable d of sheet-metal, possess two opposed grooves with high sides, fitting into or with each other. The u per piece 0 presents a eonvexjace while t e ower border piece (a) is the'fornmt two adjoining yes of which the-lower groove, formetf gdih dingflangeb is adapted to receive an inclose the 11 per edge of the body of the trunk and the ot er j to receive the edge of the lid. In this manner a rigid connection of the trunk body and lid is insured when the trunk is closed. Further, 'the' fact that the com aratively long sides 'of the two grooves wi always act as springs, makes these border-pieces es ially suitable for manufactured trunks, since the wood or other material of the trunk need not lit r uiteexactl into said grooves, but may be left somew at thicker; in this manner allowance can also be made for a possible shrinking of the wood The groove (f) with its high sides It and i also makes it impossible to insert a bar-or border piece (a the trunk and lid in such a mannerv other tool between the body and lid of the trunk, whereby the trunk is made burglarproof.

The tightness of the joint can further be increased by lining the groove (f), or the lid-edge if), or both, with some soft material, suc as for instance, velvet.

The sides (I) may also be let into the sides of the trunk so that no projecting parts are left, which latter are often the ,starting- POlIllZ Ol' cause of breakages and damage to the trunk.

On the outer side (b) of the lower borderpiece (a) a rojection 0) may bearran upon whichthe rim d) of the upper order-piece (Ei 2) wi 1 rest when the lid is closed, where y an additional tightening of the joint is secured.

In order to attain a tight joint, the upper border-piece may also be provided on one or both sides with rojections g), (Fi 3), which, when the d is closed own, wi I rest on the upper edges of the sides (1') and (It) of the lower borderiece. This projection (9} may be formed 111 any suitable manner.

t wi l be obvious that the here described border-pieces may be equally well applied to travelingsbags or other receptaclw, and the term trunk is used in a generic sense to include such. 1

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

. ,1. A border-piece for trunks and comprising a metal strip of substantially H cross-section arran ed to embrace the upper.

edge of the trunk ody in its lower cent and to receive the lower edge of the trun lid in its upper cavity. Y

A border piece for trunks and the like comprising an integral metal strip of-substantially HY cross-section arranged to embrace the upper edge of the trunk body in its lower cavity and to receive the lower edge of the trunk lid in its upper cavity.

3. A border piece for trunks and the like comprising an integral metal strip of substantially H cross-section arranged to embrace the upper edge of the trunk body in its lowermavity, in combination with a metal strip of U cross section arra to embrace the lower edge of the trunk 1d and to in the'upper cavity of the first named strip.

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g of the lower groove of the 4-. A border piece for and the like guard to overlie the outer face of the first comprising an mtegra! metal strip of; Bllbnamed strip. stantially H cross-sectlon arranged to'mp- In testimon wherebf I hereunto aflix my Ptxsafe the up taer edge tl'ie trun kthbodytni slgnature in t; e presence of two witnesses. 5 1 ower cav1 y, mbom ma zon v'u a me a tgi of U cross-sectien arran edjo embrace BENNO MARSTALLER' fthe' edge of the trunk id and to rest Witn:

finfthe nppr. cavity of the first named strip, Ammmm Scnmsmenn, i'dniiprgvlded with a downwardly depending Lows F. Mmnm. 

